Neighborhood Community Day-Menil Collection
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FREE
Enjoy a free afternoon of art, music, poetry, curator talks, and family activities in celebration of the museum’s vibrant neighborhood. Participating organizations include DACAMERA, Houston Center for Photography, Inprint, The Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel, Watercolor Art Society, and Writers in the Schools (WITS).
Schedule of Events
Curator Talk on Cy Twombly
1–1:30 p.m.
Meta4 Houston Spoken Word Performance
1–1:30 p.m.
Art Class for Families by Express Children’s Theatre
1–2 p.m.
Drawing Workshop: Inspired by Cy Twombly
1–2:30 p.m.
Typewriter poems by the Inprint Poetry Buskers
1–3 p.m.
La Historia de los de Menil
1:30–2 p.m.
WITS Poetry Readings
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Curator Talk on Cy Twombly Drawings
2–2:30 p.m.
Drum Circle: Learn the basics of African Drumming
2–3 p.m.
Calligraphy & Ebru Demonstrations by Islamic Arts Society
2–4 p.m.
Watercolor Art Society Houston Watercolor Demonstration
2–4 p.m.
Gallery Talk for Kids
2:30–3 p.m.
3–3:30 p.m.
Jazz Trio Performance featuring DACAMERA Young Artists
3–4 p.m.
Sculpture Workshop: Inspired by the Collection
3–5 p.m.
Ice House Radio DJ
3–5 p.m.
Inprint Prize Winners Reading
3:30–5 p.m.
Curator Talk on the Pacific Islands Gallery
4–4:30 p.m.
All Day Activities
Houston Center for Photography cyanotype workshop
All day
Sidewalk chalk drawing
All day
Button making
All day
The Menil Collection: Admission is always free.
Wednesday–Sunday. 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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